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Members of the US House of Representatives from Maryland

Current congressional districts: 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th.


1st Congressional District of Maryland

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland’s 1st Congressional District
John A.J. Creswell

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1828; d. December 23 1891.

Republican Party

1863 – 1865

Philip Francis Thomas

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1810; d. October 2 1890.

Democratic Party

1875 – 1877

Rogers Clark Ballard Morton

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 19 1914; d. April 19 1979.

Republican Party

1963 – 1971


2nd Congressional District of Maryland

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland’s 2nd Congressional District
William Hindman

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1743; d. January 19 1822.

Pro-Administration Party

1793

Gabriel Duvall

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1752; d. March 6 1844.

Democratic-Republican Party

1794 – 1796

Philip Francis Thomas

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1810; d. October 2 1890.

Democratic Party

1839 – 1841

James Patrick Sinnott Devereux

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1903; d. August 5 1988.

Republican Party

1951 – 1959

Clarence Dickinson Long, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1908; d. September 18 1994.

Democratic Party

1963 – 1985


3rd Congressional District of Maryland

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District
William Pinkney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1764; d. February 25 1822.

Anti-Administration Party

1791

Henry Winter Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1817; d. December 30 1865.

Unconditional Union Party

1863 – 1865

Thomas Swann

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1809; d. July 24 1883.

Democratic Party

1869 – 1873

Vincent Luke Palmisano

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1882; d. aft. January 12 1953.

Democratic Party

1927 – 1939

Paul Spyros Sarbanes

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1933; d. December 6 2020.

Democratic Party

1973 – 1977

Benjamin Louis “Ben” Cardin

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1943.

Democratic Party

1987 – 2007


4th Congressional District of Maryland

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland’s 4th Congressional District
John Nelson

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1791; d. January 18 1860.

Democratic-Republican Party

1821 – 1823

Francis Thomas

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1799; d. January 22 1876.

Democratic Party

1831 – 1833

Benjamin Chew Howard

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1791; d. March 6 1872.

Democratic Party

1835 – 1839

John Pendleton Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1795; d. August 18 1870.

Whig Party

1838 – 1839

John Pendleton Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1795; d. August 18 1870.

Whig Party

1841 – 1845

Robert Milligan McLane

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1815; d. April 16 1898.

Democratic Party

1847 – 1851

Henry Winter Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1817; d. December 30 1865.

Know-Nothing Party

1855 – 1861

Francis Thomas

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1799; d. January 22 1876.

Unconditional Union Party (1863 – 1867); Republican Party (1867 – 1869)

1863 – 1869

Thomas Swann

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1809; d. July 24 1883.

Democratic Party

1873 – 1879

Robert Milligan McLane

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1815; d. April 16 1898.

Democratic Party

1879 – 1883

Isidor Rayner

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1850; d. November 25 1912.

Democratic Party

1887 – 1889

Isidor Rayner

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1850; d. November 25 1912.

Democratic Party

1891 – 1895

John Charles Linthicum

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1867; d. October 5 1932.

Democratic Party

1911 – 1932

Paul Spyros Sarbanes

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1933; d. December 6 2020.

Democratic Party

1971 – 1973

Glenn Frederick Ivey

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1961.

Democratic Party

2023 – present


5th Congressional District of Maryland

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland’s 5th Congressional District
William Vans Murray

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1760; d. December 11 1803.

Pro-Administration Party

1791 – 1793

Samuel Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1752; d. April 22 1839.

Anti-Administration Party (1793 – 1795); Democratic-Republican Party (1795 – 1803)

1793 – 1803

William Pinkney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1764; d. February 25 1822.

Democratic-Republican Party

1815 – 1816

Samuel Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1752; d. April 22 1839.

Democratic-Republican Party

1816 – 1822

Benjamin Chew Howard

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1791; d. March 6 1872.

Democratic Party

1829 – 1833

William Cost Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1806; d. April 14 1860.

Whig Party

1837 – 1843

Francis Thomas

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1799; d. January 22 1876.

Unionist Party

1861 – 1863

William Matthews Merrick

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1818; d. February 4 1889.

Democratic Party

1871 – 1873

Frank Small, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 15 1896; d. October 24 1973.

Republican Party

1953 – 1955

Steny Hamilton Hoyer

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1939.

Democratic Party

1981 – present


6th Congressional District of Maryland

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland’s 6th Congressional District
William Cost Johnson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1806; d. April 14 1860.

Whig Party

1833 – 1835

Francis Thomas

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1799; d. January 22 1876.

Democratic Party

1835 – 1841

David John Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1869; d. August 12 1952.

Democratic Party

1911 – 1917

Frederick Nicholas Zihlman

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1879; d. April 22 1935.

Republican Party

1917 – 1931

David John Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1869; d. August 12 1952.

Democratic Party

1931 – 1939

John Glenn Beall, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1927; d. March 24 2006.

Republican Party

1969 – 1971

David John Trone

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 21 1955.

Democratic Party

2019 – 2025

April Lynn McClain Delaney

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1964.

Democratic Party

2025 – present


7th Congressional District of Maryland

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland’s 7th Congressional District
William Hindman

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 1 1743; d. January 19 1822.

Pro-Administration Party (1793 – 1795); Federalist Party (1795 – 1799)

1793 – 1799

Robert Wright

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1752; d. September 7 1826.

Democratic-Republican Party

1810 – 1817

Robert Wright

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1752; d. September 7 1826.

Democratic-Republican Party

1821 – 1823

Francis Thomas

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1799; d. January 22 1876.

Democratic Party

1833 – 1835

Samuel Nathaniel Friedel

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1898; d. March 21 1979.

Democratic Party

1953 – 1971

Elijah Eugene Cummings

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1951; d. October 17 2019.

Democratic Party

1996 – 2019


8th Congressional District of Maryland

Member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland’s 8th Congressional District
William Vans Murray

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1760; d. December 11 1803.

Pro-Administration Party

1793 – 1797

Christopher “Chris” Van Hollen, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1959.

Democratic Party

2003 – 2017

Jamin Ben “Jamie” Raskin

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 13 1962.

Democratic Party

2017 – present